Though it was no surprise that his bureau director had caught her and would keep a tight watch, he hadn’t expected the method to be this… traditional!
“Mmmph! Mmmph! Mmmph!!”
Glancing at the journalist bound to a high-backed chair with a suspiciously colored cloth stuffed in her mouth—looking like a ransom victim straight out of a mountain bandit movie—an unusually cheerful Leon first politely nodded in greeting, then moved behind the chair, squatting down for inspection.
Hmm… how could there not be an “opening” at the back waist of her skirt? The director did say the sheep tail was on her butt, right? After pondering for a moment, Leon, amidst the journalist’s muffled cries of shock and anger, grabbed the hem of her plain cashmere dress and pulled it down just a little, exposing a small patch of pale skin before poking gently near her tailbone.
【Name: Secret Tail (Lust, Sloth, Concealment)】
【Appearance: A barely noticeable black goat tail, almost impossible to detect normally; even if others see or touch it, they’d still think it doesn’t exist】
【Ability: Demon Tail, Willpower Erosion, Stealth】
【Cost: This incorporeal demon of sloth resides in the user’s laziness, unconsciously influencing them to prefer maintaining the status quo and make more passive choices】
【Record: When the Great Demon fled during an ambush by choosing self-destruction, this anomalous item, too lazy to run, was successfully captured by the Light Association which fiercely despises demons. During purification, it didn’t even bother screaming, so it was mistakenly discarded prematurely.
Years later, after silently lingering in the wild, it was eventually washed into Crocodile Kingdom’s water-drawing lake by a flash flood, causing the residents drinking the water to become lethargic, leading to the abandonment of many public facilities. It drew the attention of Gemini Division of the Clearing Bureau and was found and claimed by Level 1 Cleaner Nicole Cromwell】
【Evaluation: A highly practical concealment-type anomalous item with an additional Laziness Aura; even if discovered during infiltration, there’s a significant chance the other party will be too lazy to report it】
【Taint Value: 8】
“…”
Not bad. Too lazy to even run away, truly worthy of being an anomalous item tied to the sin of sloth.
After reading the utterly ridiculous record of the Secret Tail, Leon’s lips twitched involuntarily, feeling somewhat powerless to criticize.
As for the journalist whose tailbone had been touched, after struggling futilely for a while, she suddenly calmed down. A lackluster soul slowly drifted along Leon’s finger toward him.
“…”
“…”
After a silent standoff with a confused Leon, the Secret Tail reluctantly spoke up:
“She says… let go immediately.”
“…”
So that’s what it was… you’re just relaying her message, huh?
With a somewhat exasperated blink, understanding the situation, Leon activated the Demonic Badge, then said:
“Adding yours, I’ve already collected four of the seven parts from before. From now on, you’ll follow me.”
“Nah, sounds troublesome.”
Upon hearing Leon’s invitation, the Secret Tail lazily replied:
“All seven together wouldn’t change much anyway. Staying on her butt is pretty peaceful. Things are fine as they are… Hmm?”
Realizing it had been pulled off the journalist’s rear, the Secret Tail finally perked up a bit, curiously asking, “How did you do that? Her contract hasn’t broken yet, so how did you manage to snatch me?”
Hearing the question from the Secret Tail, Leon couldn’t help but smirk.
This is the effect of the badge. For someone wearing the ‘I Am the Devil’ badge, all anomalous items labeled as “fallen” can be used instantly. Even the divine-level Brain-eating Demon of the Clearing Bureau can be controlled, so naturally, the Secret Tail wouldn’t be an exception.
However, just as Leon prepared to open his mouth to say this was a secret he couldn’t divulge, the newly interested Secret Tail seemed to have its enthusiasm drained, inexplicably wilting again.
“Forget it, I don’t want to hear anymore. It’s just switching butts, no big deal.”
“…”
“Just hurry up and take your pants off.”
“…”
Raising his hand to toss the Secret Tail into the Mirror World, Leon adjusted the journalist’s dress back to its original position, then moved to the front of the chair, nodding at the furious journalist:
“Miss Nicole, we meet again.”
“Mmph!”
“Remember our last meeting at the Sun Newspaper when we arranged for an exclusive interview? Since we both have time today, shall we start now?”
“Mmph mphh!!!”
Ignoring the journalist’s protests, Leon followed the director’s instructions, fetching a chair and placing it behind the journalist. Then, grabbing the nearby old mop, he used the handle to poke out the cloth from her mouth.
“Damn bastard!”
Struggling to twist her neck but unable to face Leon directly, the journalist angrily said,
“Will you talk to me face-to-face?”
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“Not happening.”
Without hesitation, Leon shook his head, placed the Black Goat beside him, and calmly stated, “The director told me that if I stayed in front of you after removing the gag, I might get spit to death by your saliva. So let’s continue like this!”
“Ho ho, are you scared of dying?”
“Very much so.”
Upon hearing this, the journalist raised an eyebrow, mocking disdainfully, “If you’re scared of dying, why become a cleaner?”
“Uh-huh.”
Ignoring the journalist’s deliberate provocation, Leon casually responded while checking the file on Level 1 Cleaner Nicole Cromwell obtained from the director, then proactively asked,
“Miss Nicole, please briefly describe your relationship with the Aquarius Director.”
“Are you interrogating me?”
Instead of answering Leon’s question, after forcefully twisting her neck and glancing sideways at him, the journalist snorted,
“Blood-haired Girl didn’t ask me anything these past few days, but now you’re here asking questions. Are you the best interrogator in the Virgo Subdivision?”
“Maybe.”
Neither confirming nor denying, Leon nodded, having indeed been assigned the interrogation task and needing to chat with both a butt and a person. As he flipped through the journalist’s file, he asked,
“Miss Nicole, it seems you’re not planning to cooperate with the interrogation, right?”
“Yes.”
“Even if tortured?”
“Yes.”
“Alright then.”
Seeing the journalist’s exceptionally resolute soul without the slightest waver, Leon paused momentarily, then glanced at her file and asked,
“You’re so loyal to the Aquarius Director because he rescued you from pirates and gave you the ability to avenge your parents, correct?”
“…”
Looks like that’s the reason.
Using the Black Goat’s soul vision, Leon peeked at the journalist’s soul state, then looked down at the file in his hand, calmly asking,
“But if I were to say… your parents were actually killed by him, would you still remain as loyal as you are now?”
(End of Chapter)
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